Commentary

Written by Mark Brantley, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Friday, 09 December 2016

It is indeed a great honour to speak on behalf of the Government and the people of St. Kitts and Nevis to express warm greetings to the Government and the people of Cuba on the celebration of CARICOM-CUBA day, today December 8.

It’s the time of year when wallets are opening and cheerfulness is expressed. In the midst of this, oftentimes the commodity advertised as very good value or a real bargain is actual counterfeit. The option is usually to re-gift, recycle, refund or discard.

The last two Federal elections- in 2010 and 2015- were foreshadowed and overshadowed by controversy and lawsuits over the country’s electoral system. Issues in contention included the registration of voters, the constituency boundaries and the overseas vote. Added to these in 2015 were the Motion of No Confidence and the disgraceful behavior of the Supervisor of Elections.